Super Eagles of Nigeria star Alex Iwobi scored two goals as his side Fulham thrashed Brighton 3-1. It was their third Premier League defeat of the season. The Nigerian scored two goals along with an own goal from the unfortunate Matt O’Riley, helped Fulham to victory at a wet and windy Craven Cottage.
The first goal came after three minutes of the game when Brighton’s Dutch keeper made a mistake. The goalkeeper was looking to play a short pass to team-mate Carlos Baleba inside the penalty area but Alex Iwobi intercepted the ball placed it in the net.
Fulham had a chance to quickly double their lead when Iwobi looked to be through on goal, only for Igor Julio to come across and cover well. Brighton however got an equaliser 11 minutes into the second half. Jan Paul van Hecke played a lofted pass and Joao Pedro produced a clever touch to set up Baleba to fire low past Bernd Leno from 20 yards out.
It was a lovely goal, followed by a special celebration as Baleba showed his gymnastics skills with an acrobatic somersault. Fulham returned to the victory side in fortunate circumstances as Andreas Pereira’s 79th-minute corner from the left bounced into his own net off O’Riley.
Alex Iwobi then sealed victory with a powerful 87th-minute strike for his second goal of the match to ensure Fulham claimed the three points and move up to sixth spot a point behind their fifth-placed visitors.
